Photographic camera.



O. BORNMANN & G. W. TOPLIFF.

PHOTOGRAPHIC CAMERA.

APPLIOATION r1151) DBO.14,1911.

1,037,721. Patented Sept. 3,1912.

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G. BORNMANN & G. W! TOPL IFR PHOTOGRAPHIG CAMERA.

11991110111101; TILED D3014, 1911.

111557321. Patented Sept. 3,1912.

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l J NlTED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CARL BORNMANN AND GEORGE W. TOPLIFF, OF BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK, ASSIGNORS T ANSCO COMPANY,

OF BINGHAMTON, NEW, YORK.

PHOTOGRAPHIC CAMERA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Pntcntod Sept. 3, 1912.

Application filed December 14. 1811. Scrial No. 8654761.

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Be itlmown that we, (lain; BOIZNMANN and GEORGE il Tormrr, hoth citizens of the United States, and residents of the city of li'iu hainton, county-of Brooine, State of N Yu -lg have jointly invented certaixn now and ascitnl lmprovcincnls in Photo.- graphic Cameras, of which the following is a tiilh clear, and exact dcscription.

This invention in an improvement upon that dcscrihcd and claimed in anotho application for Letters: Patent filed concurrently herowitl'i Serial Number 665,778. It will therefore he necessary to clahoratcly dcncrihc the structurr as a whole, but merely to suitahly dcaiguatc the parts and then specifically i critic the t'caturca (Killfiitllllting the tf'wfi-tlltltll of this present invention.

it is our purpouc in this prcscnt invention to provide moans whcrchy tho more inovcnicnt of "the automatic lock focus lover to points indica'lazd upon a suitahlo index, which dcaigg'natc the "focal 'diatanccs, will automatically move the lens to such poSitions as will properly correspond to those distances.

We illustratethe invention an applied to a folding camera: l)(.'llli$8 its advantages arc more pronouuccdly rcalized in that torin. it llOWOVLI woll adapted to practically all forms of caiucraa. :lVc thcrct'orodo not iimi't oni'Hclrcn to any particular variety.

Holler-ring; to the drawings, Figure l illustrain. an clcvation of a camera the trout hoard of whi h has hccn lowcrcih thus {)Ohlllg thov inlcrior parts: Fig. 9 illus tratcs a plan lOW 0i hat which is FlllOWll in l igl t; Fig, 3 illnstratca a plan view ot th'c pivoted automatic lock 't'ocusl dvr and i't snpportiug' haw plate. showing tho slidcway for tho lflfil'lillt lone, supporting plate: Fig. l lliilFti'zsiQS a view of thc undcrsido of tho movahlo lcus supporting plal'c: Fig. illustr: lcs an cdgowioc View of that which is shown in Fig. 4: Fin. (3 illustratcs a Side elevation of that which is shown in Fig. l, certain of the unimportant parts being omitted, the movable lons supporting? plate and its nlidcway being shown in elevation, the front hoard partially insection, and the automatic lock 'focus; apparatus mostly rcmovcd; 7 illustra es a vertical sectional View through tho pivoted lock focus lover nil associated parts a part of the lever hcing shown in clcvaiion; Fig. 8 illustrates a detail in the drawings 1 reprracnts the body or hos: part of the camcra, 2 the thumb pit-cc of an ordinary winding key 3 a horn projccting from the casing of the winding; key to which the handle is attached, l one of the journals for the stoclispool, 5 the hinged front hoard, 6 the finder, 7 the f pllilfl' con trol tor the finder, and 8, 8, the ordinary supports for the front board. All those parts are or may he of any prcl'crrcd construction.

Qhe parts cinhoi'liod in the invcntion dcscrihcd and clainicd infour concurrently tiled application Serial No. tliifiJTH filed Deccinlmr l t, 1911,,and lilce'wisg rinploycd in this prcscnt invention are; is the slidcway plate rigidly fa, .nncd to the front hoard in any prcterred manner, It) is the opening therein in which is the stud 11 which cngagcs with a soitahlc latch on tho hody of the camcra for holding the front hoard'up when cloned, unual. 12 is a slot cut in the plate 9 the inner and 'l-l of which is downwardly inclined as shown best, in Fig: 8. 14, let, are grooves cut in the front hoard tor therccoption of parts of the lot focusing apparatus and to altord spaco for the guiding studs on the imdcr side of the movable ions carrying plate iii. l'i" in another groove for a purpose l hcrcinat'tcr Stated. Thostuds 15 arc headed as shown and provided with contracted Steins who-rm by the plate 16 may be guided in niovo incnt upon the slideway plate 9 as fully act forth in said. concurrently tiled cast: 18 in an opening in the movable plate 16, which is adapted to register with the opening ill in the slideway plate 9. i9 is a spring faotcncd to the movable plate 1.6, the tree cud oi which is bent downwardly, as shown heat in Fig. 8. 20 is a pin carried by the spring; 19, which passes through a hole in the nuwahlc plate 16. 21 is the forward end of this spring, which bent upwardly to form a sto rand 22 is a pin on the under side of the .movahle plate 16 located near one edgn tl'icrco'l, sec Fig. 4, adapted to cngagc with the end of the automatic lock lOCllFflDQ dcviccs in a manner about to be described.

Referring now to the features which constitute the essential of'this present invention, 24: is the lock focusing lever. It is comfollows: it v r thunih piece is a pin 33 parts antl 26. The pai't 2: is pivotetl upon a. pivot ZTTlVOl'Rfl to a base plate about to be fleSCIllletl. 'lfhe torwai'tl entl 28 of the part 2B is bent tlownwai'tlly as shown host in Fig. anrl passes through an opening '29 made in the part '25. there being av cross member 3t) of the part :25. which acts as acoi'itinci' to? the toi'wai'tl cml ot the part and in the part 2s as host shown in Fig. 3). there i. a hmgitutlinallv extending slot ill with which engages the pin L! as shown clearly in Figs. (l and T. The opposite cxul of the two part leve is lll'tn'ltlt l with a thumb piece ll) Zllttl adjacent to the adapted to outer holes ill, ill, uuule antl upon the surposetl of two either one of a series of in a curved index plate lace o'l this plate opposite *ach hole appeai' the ap n'opriatc figures designating the local (listaucc pertaining to that hole.

2ft) is a base plate which supports the automatic lock focus lever aucl all its co-actin 1f parts. The pivot 27 is riveted into it anrl the iHtlOK plate is attachccl to it by screws or it will slitle smoothly over the rivets 3T antl it in turn provitlccl with slots 38 in which work screws Illlflvherehy the plate may he a ljustctl on the tront hoanl of the camera. The adjustment will he ettectecl at the 'ftlChOl'ff of the manufacturer and is provitlctl in order that slight discrepancy or variance in the focal length of the lens, which apt to occur, may be compensated for.

40 icprcscnls the bellows. 41 the casing; toe

extending lens the lens. 42 the downwardly supporting frame, 43 a brace fol the part, Hill 44: a hasn, part. to which the lens sup- [WTllDQ frame 49;, 43. is rigidly secui'etl. The edges on" tlnrpzn'tA- shown at 45 in Fig. l. embrace the cclglcs of the moval'ile platmo as shown in Fig". 1.

l he openation is as follows: The front of the camera is lower-ed as usual. disclosing the interior apparatus. The sliding plate 16 is at this stage in its retracted position. as shown host in 2" in which the movahle (ml of the spring: 19 is in engagement with the inner end '13 (see 3) of the slot l2 in the slitieway plate 9, so that. the spring is deflected downwardly anti the pin 530 ca rriecl by it is correspondingly depressed, as shown in Fig. 8. lhe operator having; licst preferably swung! the finder outwaitlly or to the right. so as to give hiu'isel't more space for the manipulatioii of the lens frame and attached parts, lays hold of the lens frame. preferably by means of the brace 43, since that'serves as a convenient antl properly locaterl handle, and pulls the lens frame torwai'tily, whereupon the turned untlcr edges 45 ot' the lease 44 of the lens frame will properly engage with the edges of the movable plate 10. The lens frame is then pulled farther forwardly, (luring which act movable nlal'e l l l l l l l l l until the forwarcl eni'l of the base i l: strikes the stop 2t of the upturned Hill. of the. spring 19, as shown in Fig. 6. aml thereafter (luring an liu'thci outwai'tl movement. ot the lens trauma the movable plate. 16 will ht. carried with it aml in so (loing the inner tree ontl oi the spying" '19 will he TLl'DOYCtl from conta t with the end 13 ot the slot 1-2 in the plattl). :uul the spring then closing upu'ai'tllv against the lmttom oi the pl to It; will project the pin it) also npwattlly. so that it will pass through :1 hole nizule ii: the top ol the lustl-h as shown in Fig. t). in this way the .llri ll'tltllt .iili he securely lllltl automati ally ltlth'ttl to the slitting plate lo and PtF-Vfil'il'tll from, lzacl-zu'a'i'tl movement when released lift the ator.

Referring now in the case illustitfatet the hole nearest the hotly ol, the camera adaptctl for six t'cct. and the others in succession for ten. fifteen. twen .WQ. fifty Rl'it; one hundred feet i'cspectii ely. The automatic focusing lever may hci'icficially. although not necessarily be left in the position shown in Fig. 3, that is to say. at suhstantially right angles to the central part of the iu le z plate I33 and during the outwai'cl movement of the movahlc plate 16, the pin which is carried oy thatplatc, moves hy the sitle of the slitlcway 9, as shown in Fig. 7, anti (lining the outward movement or" the plate It. this pin comes in contact with the inclincil sitlc of the tcmninal part 25% of the lever anti as the plate is still "tarthci nioxetl outwardly. the pin pressing against the inclinctl sit-lo of the part (see Fin. (3) tlcpi'esses that (till ot the lever until finally the pin comes in i'eg'istiati n with the slot in the part 28. This slot is made ohlong so that this registration will tahe place Whatever ihe position of the lever may he. [is soon as the pin registers with the slot the spring; action (it the lever cause: the pin to enter the slot and thus these pat-ts aie locatecl together. It will he notctl that. this cngaggci'ucnt is automatic. llhei'cupou an clesirefl position of the lens to awowl with an (lcsirccl. focal (list'ant'e may he readily secured lay tlepi' the. thtunl) screw 39 of the lever, which will witluhaw the pin 33 from such one of the holes 3% as it may then he in and swinging; the lent: to right. or left as occasion may require. which will correspondingly move the plate 15, carrying" the lens and hollows with it inwardly on outwardly. as the case may be. lVhen (icsired to close the camera again, the pin 22 will he removecl from the slot 31 by pressure upon the part le c1 mom 2'21 :3

liit-S loi'ininni 2-8 will in swing in n i'hc plni'o. moans on tho lens sn 'i'porling purl 6. in nnoinniliw 'lo 'HFlIIjj (lovioc ioi' munomn onilioilying niovnhlo lensuipporiingand guiding a iiio'lml s-eiliont lever.

lll, r'lw upon W1 will nnioniuticnll ini-orlocl;

in i and J" nnwzird nioa'einein" Living collu n I and? lo (lei zinc liln ml hnvlawzu'tliff i liniz'ocesgi promovcniont l): ill-he lens when li viclod liozn'il m1 i in tho-4211110111 hi: and tho front as usual.

swung. inn thou he closed "i". An nui-zunatic focusing (lovivo for uni Tho simplicity. conipziotnns aml ineohanio'ns elnlio I inn ZEHJVllhlfi lon;sn 'ipoiiinsinnil col :nlnptuhiliiy of the apparatus in the guiding vim-s, pivoted resiliont 20 work i'w uirml oi ii will be M once obvious moans n the lens supporting devices \v' ('0 lllUr-i! l ilfznnilinr with l'his art. ll; wliioli 'i'l 10, will uul'onmticall inn -l')\'0ll -il)2li modifications may lock (lui'i the outward movement of he nnn 1. the parts v itliont (lelens, an lex determine the degree of portingrow on esssnliuls of the invention. inownient 0i tne lens when the lever is The conn'ii'uoi ion whim We have Specified swung; and means whereby the lover may be lllUSlZI'Hi'Lil nno ilosoi'il'ieo' iii-any in .Villifll he iherolt'oM-a h. tails, :il

port, v. .p

locked. to the index.

8. An anlzoinntic loci; focusing device for minerals ezinhod; ing a piioleil lever :ulnplcel to engage with and when swung on its pivot is move the ions supporting devices and ono W l. wl :11 resilient, menus on the reii. and uiaptecl to interlock with. means .3 lens support. and an index n damn mie this position of the levoii I one form only of l may be made We l .llillli' ourselves to She dosome of than in c lhein as pr-zicliml. and

n'liioh to consirnci; the

'1: )hic minor-i hovin 2"? all, ii iloil to suppoi'l and. i). in automatic locli: focusing device for s1 frame, 1i pivot ed lover snlupi'ed filli'wlilii onl'mrl ing a pivotal lever one end with and when Rwnng; upon o which is Itfill mt, means on the resilient to move the E'ilUVlilklQ pinto, and an inn 0nd adapted to intei'l ck with means on the determine iho lover.

2. photo nphlo camel-:1 having n, inovable plain min mal to support and gnnie the lens fmn r, pivoted lover adapted to en hon swung upon jL S pivoi niovzihlo pinto, and an index 2 moons wlmreby the lover may ii: 2% pifiClQljfl'iliillflil points.

iio {U'HQI'EI, having {L inov- :l in support and guide the ol-oil lover :1 (lulled to swing ie] to that of the plate. :ulnptoil to interlock with 13 law? when the plate is partly ml an index Lo determine the .n'ozncni oi: the lever.

i hircamera. having a movnpl-Ln, (ii sng'ipoi'i' and guide the oegieo of movement of 'l' ions support, an index to (lGtQllk'liliG thdpo silion of (he lewi', ninl means on the index to look: the lover in its several positions, the (,Knislruciion and ui'rnngg'oinenfi of the parts being sin'li llinl when they are inter looked inovonivnl of the le er will move the lens.

10. An automatic look focus zippninlun for (iilllltl'lh wnhmhgingg :1 two part lever, one purl; living oil. 21ml the other part fusionoil lo the lll'ai pal! lini' :nlnplehl for lllll(- "pomlon? spring action. and means upon ih lust named pail nilzipi'eil to interlock with the lens supporting (lcvioes.

13. An automatic lock focus nppzu'nlns for vnnioi'zis embodying 21 two part levoi. one partlioing' pivoi-ofl and lho other partfus (mind to the first part but adapted for independent n n'ing no'rion. moans upon the lust pivot-2d lmoozuliiptod {to swing nnniorl port znlnpicrl i'o interlock with the ni'nllol in that oiihophitemioans lenn supporting (lCVlCtS. and an llhlOX to on the pinto Minnie to iniim'louk with on the lovo when the plate is partly projected. an incler in (,lsi'orinine the degree of movement of 11in: lever, and means whereby part; being pivoted and tho other nn-l 'tl'ie favor may locked to the index. fastened to The first part. by adapted for is. l" automatic focusing device for ozinr indepemioni; spring :wfion, means; upon the (lote 'n'iinv the several positions of the lever. 12. An automatic lock locus nppzn'nins for iLiYlQJ'LlS embodying a two pni t levelonu may w a; 1

names to this specification in F119 gi'esence of twu subscnbl'ng WI'CDQSSGS.

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